Beanie level: Chaebol’s poor doppelganger

happy birthday wang yibo please accept my gift of 805 kisses 🥰

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tw: questions about blood/violence in IONTBO

could anyone offer me some advice on the general type of content in it’s okay not to be okay? I have a pretty bad phobia of gore/blood/violence/self-harm so watching episode 1 was difficult for me and kind of put me off continuing. do similar incidences pop up in the later episodes? kind of bummed because I love KSH and really wanted to watch it but I’m not sure if I can manage it😅

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    I also dislike the same so I steer clear of serial killer and procedural police dramas most of the time. This drama is more like an underlying dark fairytale with romance, humor and healing (at least I’m hoping for the healing part to continue on from where I am in the drama). I’m barely half way.

    There is some violence and at least one instance of the near death of a child. It repeatedly uses one sequences with blood in several episodes (not the one with the knife). Given the dark fairly tale vibe mixed with the setting in a mental health facility, it’s hard to say how much of the violence is imagined vs. real (with my acknowledgment that imagined violence is real to the person experiencing it) .

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      ooh, thanks for the head’s up! i’m probably going to be treading carefully if there are repeated uses of blood :/ how are you finding it so far?

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back on db after months away… I hope everyone is safe and well in these awful times. things are fairly under control where I live but I know it’s still a nightmare elsewhere. take care everybody! I’m currently only watching was it love? (thank you bar exam prep for getting in the way of my drama-watching) and all I can say is that I love little dongchan and I want him to be happy ❤️

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    OUR RESIDENT PROTECTOR IS BAACKK😆

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      !!!!!! HIIIII
      I’m currently out of a job though… does anyone even need my protection right now?! I fear I’ll have nothing to do until Ong comes back in his jtbc project…

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        Our maknae from “My Unfamiliar Family” needed protection but that has finished now so ig you should just wait for Ong Seong Woo’s drama to air to offer him your protection.

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          I’m watching Was It Love right now and there are some potential candidates but they don’t quite reach the same level as Hall of Fame members Junwoo and Haru. We shall see!

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    Welcome back!

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      thank you! I’ve missed it here, but I’ve been so busy, I haven’t been able to keep up 🙁

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also I realise I told you guys that I started watching The Untamed and then never followed up because I was so busy with school in Jan/Feb… but omg y’all. I loved it so much, I fell into the biggest slump after it ended. I DON’T FEEL LIKE WATCHING ANYTHING ANYMORE LOL.

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    Watch the Special Edition?? Watch the donghua (essentially, Chinese anime) ?? Read the manga & the novel ?? Lol

    Welcome to the fandom and for becoming an Untameable!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

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      YEEEEEEEES I finished the novel and the clq special edition (the new ending. sobs.), and I’m up to date with the donghua as well. Thinking I might go ahead and read the manhua next.

      hehe thank you for the welcome, I love it here 💘

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    I know how you feel, I started reading fan fic again and now there are twitter fan fics set in modern times.
    If you are ready to start another drama, would recommend Someday or One day.

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hi beanies! it’s been suuuuuuch a long time. I hope you’ve all been well! just wanted to know if anyone is on top of what’s happening right now with xiao zhan and the whole ao3 issue? i’m so worried about the situation and i don’t have weibo/can’t read mandarin so it’s a bit hard to grasp what exactly is going on :/

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    Here is pretty good , and relatively unbiased (for the most part) explanation of the issue…..

    https://youtu.be/y-YuIIhn900

    At the end of the day when it all boils down, as Xiao Zhan fans—as fans of ANYONE or ANYTHING— the artist is the one who will need to pick up the slack and answer to all the things that us as fans decided to spread on the artist’s behalf, and so, with that said, spread kindness, love, and positivity as much as you can 🤗🤗🤗 Don’t bother paying attention to all the negativity surrounding this situation, don’t engage in any debates (even if it’s for the sake of trying to defend Xiao Zhan), don’t try to clap back when someone says something mean. Anything that we, as Xiao Zhan’s fans, say or do WILL be used out of context and WILL be twisted and used against us and against him no matter how hard we press in trying to keep things civil, so just don’t do it 👌🏻👌🏻

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      thanks for the link! and yes, definitely re: setting the negativity aside and not engaging with it. I just hope no one gets hurt in the crossfire.

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        If I am to be honest— damage to Xiao Zhan has already been made and he’s already been hurt in the crossfires his image has already taken a hit 😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
        And as of late last night, my time (so ~ midday China), there already have been news sites and entertainment news blogs that have come out with articles saying that some of the brands that he’s a spokesperson for have already started being boycotted by people 😰😰😰😰😰😰

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    Good to see you again protect Ian Zhan💜

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      Missed seeing you on the fanwall and in the comment section!! Hope life is a bit less hectic now💜

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You guys I finally started watching The Untamed and I UNDERSTAND… I get it… I’m only on episode 10 but I love WangXian with my whole heart 😍

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Asking as a first time Bean Count participant: can we keep collecting 2019 Beans until the end of the year? Or is the tally officially frozen already?

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    I think you can still collect beans until the end of the year.

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    I concur with Ayan. One issue that comes up concerns dramas that carry over from one year to the next. I think a carryover drama counts as a 2019 bean if a majority of its episodes air in 2019.
    For example in my case PSYCHOPATH DIARY will be my last bean for 2019 in that 12 of its 16 episodes will air in 2019.

    Last year my final bean was for LIVE which I finished late in December 2018. I went back and amended my bean count by adding one (and awarding it to LIVE of course!)

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I’ve been trying to upload my own fancams with no success, but here’s a clip of the Hotel Del Luna medley IU sang in concert in Singapore. Hard to believe that I WITNESSED THIS a week ago 😍

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IU’s concert was amazing, she’s such an INCREDIBLE performer! She even sang a medley of Hotel Del Luna OSTs. It was truly a magical 3 and a half hours ✨💕
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OMG YOU GUYS I\’M FINALLY BACK ON DB and let me tell you, I had the WILDEST two weeks… Two Sundays ago I was hospitalised out of nowhere and it turned out that I had appendicitis, so I had to go for surgery to get my appendix removed. The surgery went well, and I’m healing up nicely, but I had to deal with this awful situation of my college basically telling me to go screw myself for getting ill… I missed a submission deadline because of my surgery and they only gave me four days to finish the paper and submit it after I was discharged from the hospital on Thursday afternoon (even though my post-hospitalisation leave technically only ends today!). They also refused to let me reschedule an exam I had last Tuesday (4 days after I got out of the hospital), so I spent basically the first few days back at home just doing ridiculous school stuff. I ended up going for my exam with my bandages and everything. It was the worst. Since then I’ve just been resting and getting back to my normal self.

I’m so glad to be back on here, and I have a LOT to catch up on. I hope everyone’s been well! It’s finally December and Christmas is so close 💖

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    That’s crazy! I hope your school things get settled well. How they expect you to show up while you are sick is nuts! Hope you recover well, too!🙂

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    Welcome back! I can’t believe your school didn’t let you rest a bit more! Hope you are doing well now!

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    I hope your exams/school stuff are settled and you can rest happily now~ 😊

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    Yikes ! Hope you’re recovering well now… Get well soon !

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    That’s crazy! College should be more flexible when it comes to health. Rest well!

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    Oh my. Sorry to hear you had a hard 2 weeks. Glad to have you back. Take care.

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    It’s unbelievable that they demanded that, such jerks! You’re a superhero, sitting for an exam a few days after having surgery! Glad that you’re having a good recovery💪

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    So sorry to hear you went through the medical emergency. I can’t believe your school was not more understanding about your condition and the situation! I do hope you are recovering well and resting now. Take care and welcome back!

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    get well soon!!!

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    Ahhh Excited to finally see you here again!!! College professors can sadly be very unreasonable at times!!
    Wish you the best with regards to your health !!!❤❤

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    I hope you have time to rest and make a full recovery.

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    thank you @pbnjelly513, @gmelenco, @katakwasabi, @halfmoon, @mango, @msrabbit, @flyingcolours, @korfan, @raekaddict, @bluewaters20, @ndlessjoie everyone for all your well wishes and kind words ♥️

    It was frustrating and a big challenge for sure, but I’m glad it’s over and that I’m doing better now. I’m planning on giving feedback to the school about my whole ordeal in the hope that they’ll review the system they have in place and improve it so that other students who face similar problems won’t have to go through what I did!

    That aside, I hope you all stay healthy and happy this holiday season 💕

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      I’m glad to know you’re doing better 😀 I hope your school will listen to you for future students well being.

      Thank you!

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      Happy to know you are doing better and also it’s a very smart and thoughtful decision to give feedback. Hopefully it will help save many others from having to go through the same thing!! 💜🖤

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      @choijunu So glad to know you’re doing better! Like the others here have mentioned, I also hope your school takes your feedback into account and makes the necessary changes. Have a good holiday season also!

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Where is everyone right now on the plot of Trumpet Creeper? If I remember correctly, we know from the script that Prince Kyung has the title Daegun (대군) (correct me if I\’m wrong, because it could just be Gun). This means, as we know, that his mother was Queen Consort before her death (murder?).

After the death of the King, it was Jinmichae who ascended the throne as the first-born son of the King (despite being the son of a lower-ranked consort) instead of Kyung.

Prince Kyung believes he has rightful claim to the throne and is using Danoh, the daughter of prominent court official Eun Mooyoung, to gain favour within the court in order to eventually dethrone his half brother and become King.

Haru is Kyung\’s right-hand man (military ranked, but probably not the captain of the guard, since that role would be reserved for one of the King\’s men), who basically does whatever the Prince asks of him.

The big question now: What could Danoh\’s role in the story be beyond being Kyung\’s wife-to-be, and why did that eventually lead her to her death? Can characters die in the Shadow, or did she die as part of her Stage which Haru was trying (but failed) to change?

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    In Secret, Dan Oh’s character was set to die from a heart disease. Since Flower is a historical manhwa, it’s not surprising if Dan Oh was set to die on stage too. To prevent Kyung from ascending the throne, someone gave the order to kill Dan Oh. Was it Jinmichae to protect the throne or someone else? Maybe the concubine?

    Nam Ju’s family business looks like a parallel to the Kyung’s royal family. I’m not sure if it’s just a mere ressemblance because of the manhwa writer’s laziness (LOL) or if it’s a hint. Nam Joo competes with his brother to inherit the family business like Kyung did in Flower.

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      Maybe the concubine? Jinmichae doesn’t seem like the kind of character to do that, and right now the only antagonists are Kyung and Namju/Jinmichae’s mother.

      Jinmichae seems to think it’s the writer’s laziness/lack of creativity that’s responsible for the similar set-ups, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it were really that 😂 It’s interesting to me that in Secret, death is a very visible thing for Danoh, whereas in Flower, it seems to be one of those surprise tragic twists.

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Dohwa continues to be a scene stealer for me. This violin running joke is meta comedy GOLD.
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LOL, can we get a whole sub-series full of grumpy HaruKyung moments? 😂 #ExtraordinaryShip
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These beautiful shots are making my heart explode ♥️
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These writers know exactly how to make me feel all warm and fuzzy.
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@extraordinary writers, WHEN will you let Kyung redeem himself?! I\’m on here every week defending him like an idiot, have some compassion.

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    I really hope soon, by next episode, at least hints of redemption! I liked that little Dan-oh/Baek Kyung moment so maybe!

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      I love that little moment when they sit beside each other. And also when she teasingly ‘tattled’ on him to his mom. Writer-nim, I need Kyung to redeem himself soon. Preferably in tomorrow eps.

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        yesss this week’s moment where they sat on the bench and he could just sit and smile for a while was so good. I need MORE.

        and side note but it was interesting to hear Kyung himself say, “you’re all I have” to Danoh because that’s been one of my biggest explanations for his behaviour 😂 I hope the writers are kind for the rest of the drama!

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    Idk, at this point im rooting for him to go full crazy. Let Jaewookie flex his acting chops! For Kyung redemption, I’ll re-read the webtoon for the nth time 😂😂

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      Why do I feel like he’s getting webtoon Dohwa’s arc instead? His trying to find out what happened in the sageuk manhwa and possibly learning how much wrong he did to the characters there reminds me of Dohwa learning how he’s connected to Juda’s trauma and how his family wronged hers.

      Lol I’ve been rereading the webtoon a lot these past weeks too.

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        agree. same thought.. drama has put all “Drama” in this extra love triangle..

        main love triangle has become about showing candy being truly an awesome strong lady and second lead getting his happy ending

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      I’m trying to avoid finding out what happened in the manhwa in case it colours my expectations for the drama, so I won’t read this thread yet, but I hope you guys are having a fun discussion 😹😹

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IS IT JUST ME OR WAS ROSWOON EXTRA SWOONY TODAY???

Also Dohwa is literally me, LOL.

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    HAHAHAHA DO HWA

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    look at DH.. man should be like that..

    so happy even if his love of life has exited his life, he has given to faith, he knows he has no free will, .. lol.. he is so funny and happy version of sombre squid fairy

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hi beanies!! how is everyone? daily life is kind of keeping me away from db at the moment. I miss being on here 🙁

while I remember—does anyone have kbs drama special recs?

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    2018 ones – Review notebook of my embarrasing days, The long goodbye.

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    I hope you will soon find time to hang out on db!

    Here’s a list of drama specials per year:

    2014 – The Three Female Runaways, We All Cry Differently, You’re Pretty Oh Manbok, The Dirge Singer, Youth, Middle School Student A, Bride in Sneakers

    2015 – What is the Ghost Up To?, Live Shock, The Brothers’ Summer, Avici

    2016 – The Legendary Lackey, Explicit Innocence,Summer Dream

    2017 – Waltzing Alone, Buzzcut Love, The Last Week of Madam Jung , If We Were a Season, Bad Families

    2018 – Forgotten Season, Dreamers, So Close Yet So Far, Too Bright for Romance

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      I loved The Legendary Lackey and The Dirge Singer.

      A few other favorites of mine: Adolescence Medley (2013, known as Puberty Medley on Youtube), The True Colors of Kang and Cheol (2012), Let Us Meet (2017).

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        Adolescence Medley of course! I forgot to mention it. Let Us Meet was all kind of cute. I haven’t watched The True Colors of Kang and Cheol yet.

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          True Colors is fun! I think it’s 4 episodes long, so it feels more like a mini drama.

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        thanks for the recs, I’ll check them out once I’m on christmas break ♡♡♡

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        oooh i really liked if we were a season, also just saw Bride in Sneakers last week

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      thank you @mango ♡

      do you have any particular favourites?

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        All of the drama specials I mentioned are among my favourite but if I had to choose a few if would be Brothers’ Summer, The Three Female Runaways, The Legendary Lackey, Forgotten Season, Dreamers and Waltzing Alone. Baek Hee Has Returned is a four episodes drama special with feel good vibes and very entertaining.

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@lindag the way you were absolutely on the money with the Joker… amazing!!!

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OMG @saner @bluewaters20 @gadis @wishfultoki HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THE PICS OF LWE JAEWOOK DRESSED IN HISTORICAL CLOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

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